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Great Dun Fell Radar Station – Cross Fell Summit loop from Long Marton

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Great Dun Fell Radar Station – Cross Fell Summit loop from Long Marton

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Great Dun Fell Radar Station – Cross Fell Summit loop from Long Marton

07:42

25.4km

840m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 24, 2026

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North Pennines National Landscape

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Start point

Parking

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3.70 km

Great Dun Fell Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Traffic free road. Pick good weather the day you ride, very changeable up here. Take it easy its a long climb with outstanding views. Extra care coming back down, I reached 42 mph, take note of the gravel or you'll lose your wheel.

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7.30 km

Great Dun Fell Radar Station

Highlight • Viewpoint

Standing at 2,782 feet (848 m) tall, Great Dun Fell affords spectacular views over the melancholy moors. It's the second-highest mountain in the Pennines, with its taller neighbour, Cross Fell, just 2 miles (3.2 km) away. The summit is home to the Civil Aviation Authority’s air traffic control radar. The summit domes are visible for 40 miles (60 km) around.

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8.41 km

Little Dun Fell

Highlight • Summit

Sandwiched between Cross Fell and Great Dun Fell is Little Dun Fell. This is a super hill to do, and the walking route to it from both of the aforementioned hills forms part of the Pennine Way, so it is slabbed with stone and well maintained. Little Dun Fell, however, is somewhat overshadowed by its more famous northern and southern neighbours, but I prefer this hill to the others. The views across to Cross Fell and Great Dun Fell are super nice, raw, and barren, with nothing in between just the path of the Pennine Way. It also has a small cairn on the top, and at 842 metres, it is also a UK-designated nuttall.

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10.7 km

Cross Fell Summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

At an altitude of 2,930 feet (893 m), Cross Fell is the highest point in the Pennines. From the summit, you are afforded far-reaching views of the Lake District, the west coast and also the east coast. On a clear day, the southern uplands of Scotland and the Cheviots can also be seen.

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20.5 km

Milburn Village Green

Highlight • Settlement

Milburn is a charming, beautiful village with an old fashioned village green. It lies underneath Cross Fell, which is the highest peak in the Northern Pennines AONB. Nearby are also Great Dun Fell and Little Dun Fell. The village is a great location to start a hike on any of these peaks. There is no car park as such, but when speaking to the locals, they advocated parking on the village green or on the grass outside the small village school, as long as it is not in term time.

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23.1 km

Scenic Road Between Dufton and Milburn

Highlight • Cycleway

Quiet, quite flat roads between the Lake District to the West and the Pennines to the East with beautiful views of both.

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25.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.5 km

7.74 km

4.89 km

1.30 km

Surfaces

6.81 km

5.93 km

4.46 km

4.18 km

4.04 km

Elevation

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Highest point (890 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

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Thursday 9 July

28°C

12°C

12 %

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Great Dun Fell Radar Station – Cross Fell Summit loop from Long Marton

Great Dun Fell Climb

Great Dun Fell Radar Station

Little Dun Fell

Cross Fell Summit

Milburn Village Green

Scenic Road Between Dufton and Milburn

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